Firearm.



M. L. CASTLE.

FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1913.

1 ()?4,()4=6, Patented Sept. 23, 1913. I

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

inventor,

I o Attorneys.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA c.

M. L. GASTLEL FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1913.

Patented. Sept. 23, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Witnesses Attorneys,

l lTTED TATE PAThNT' MARCUS L. CASTLE, 0F MALONE, NEW YORK.

FIREARM.

Application filed May 15, 1913.

To aZ-Z whom 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that l, Minions L. CAs'rLE, a citizen of the United States, residing Malone, in the county of Franklin and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Firearm, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in fire arms, one object of this invention being the provision of a trigger or hammer locking and safety device, which is automatically actuated to render the trigger or hammer inoperative under ordinary conditions, said device being operated instinctively and simultaneously with the gripping of the stock by the trigger hand when the fire arm is in position-for firing, thus providing a means whereby when the arm is being carried or at rest, the trigger is locked and the hammer is' prevented from being released to thus accidentally discharge the weapon.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation of a firearm embodying the present invention, a portion of the receiver and stock being cut away to show the present invention in safety position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the safety releasing member 7902 so. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the receiver and magazine with the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the receiver, which in the present instance is of the Remington 35 caliber type, provided with the magazine extension 2 and with the trigger guard 3. The pin 4 constitutes the pivot for the hammer 5 provided with the trigger engaging hook 6, the hammer being operated by the flat spring S, all of usual construction. The hammer or trigger look 7 is mounted in the receiver and is provided with the depending arm 8 which is tapered toward its lower end and is disposed in the path of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

Serial No. 787,946.

lug 9 of the trigger 12 to normally abut the lug 9. The lever 10 which in the present instance may constitute the operating means for releasing the member 7, but in reality is nothing more than a signal to indicate to the marksman that the safety device has been released, is connected to the shaft 7'- The trigger 12 is pivoted upon the pin 11 and provided with the two spaced hooked terminals 13 and 1 1, the terminal 13 of which is the member for engaging the hooked end 6, of the hammer to retain the hammer in set position.

In order to provide a means for retracting the member 7 and thus releasing the same from the trigger 12, so that the hammer may be released through the trigger 12, the extension 15 is formed upon the receiver and extends below the stock 100, the same being provided with the auxiliary trigger guard 16, which is adjacent to the aperture 17, through which projects the auxiliary trigger 18, of the slidably mounted bar 19. This bar 19 is guided between the apertured lugs 20 and below the antifrictional roller 21, thus being held so that the trigger member 18 is disposed to be engaged by the little finger of the marksman when his hand is in stock gripping position with the forefinger of either the right or lefthand ready to pull the trigger 12. Thus it will be noted that the gripping of the hand in position for pulling the trigger 12 will cause the auxiliary trigger 18 to move rearwardly toward the guard 16 and consequently pull the bar 19 whose reduced end 2 is extended forwardly and has projected through its aperture 23, the reduced lower end of the extension 8 of the trigger lock member 7. Thus the memher 7 is retracted to release the trigger 12 so that the trigger 12 may be manipulated to throw the hammer. Simultaneously with. the release of the member 7 the lever 10 is caused to move from the position, as shown in Fig. 1, to that shown in Fig. 2, thus indicating to the marksman that the safety device has been operated to permit of the firing of the gun.

Although the lever 10 is here shown, it is evident that the same may be dispensed with, thus removing from the fire-arm a means which might cause the accidental discharge of the gun, should said lever 10 he accidentally operated.

In order to automatically move the bar 19 from the trigger releasing posit-ion to the trigger locking position, the reduced end 22 is extended between the lugs 24L, and a spring 26, which has its forward end connected to the pin 25 mounted in the lugs 24 and having its rear end connected to the pin 27 of the bar 19, is provided, the same exerting a tension to pull the bar 19 forwardly and thus move the trigger and trigger lock device 7 into the locking position, as illustrated in Fig. 1. It will thus be seen that the bar 19 is automatically held in safety position and is returned as soon as released by the marksman, the same being instinctively operated by the marksman in gripping the stock 100 when ready to pull the trigger. By this means it will be seen that an automatically actuated safety device is provided, which under all conditions except when it is desired to pull the trigger as in firing the gun, is set to'lock the trigger so that the gun cannot be accidentally discharged when the fire-arm is being carried or is at rest.

What is claimed is:

1. A fire arm, including a receiver, a hammer, a trigger provided with a projecting portion and a trigger lock, said lock comprising a spring returned pull bar mounted in the receiver, the forward end of the pull bar being provided with an elongated aperture, and a pivoted member having a reduced projection threaded through the slot of the bar and disposed to be placed into and out of engagement with the trigger,

whereby when the pull bar is operated against the tension of the spring, the trigger is released.

2. A fire arm, including a receiver, a hammer, a trigger provided with a rearward pro ection, a bar mounted for longitudinal movement within the receiver and provided with a slot in the forward end thereof, a spring connected to the receiver and the bar for holding the forward slotted end toward the trigger, a finger engaging portion disposed upon the opposite end of the bar and projecting exteriorly of the receiver at the rear of the trigger, and a pivoted arm mounted in the receiver and disposed in the slot of the bar, the lower end of said arm being disposed to engage the projection of the trigger to lock the trigger.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARCUS L. CASTLE. Witnesses: J. LEVY, CHAS. J. HOPKINS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

